Wall support for a panel



Oct. 13, 1959 v. R. GALLO, .JR 2,908,458

WALL SUPPORT FOR A PANEL Filed March l5, 195'? 2 Sheets-Sheet l Il] l I ze Oct. 13, 1959 v. R. GALLO, JR

WALL SUPPORT FOR A PANEL` 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March l5, 1957 BY MW United States Patent Office 2,908,458 Patented Oct. 13, 1959 WALL SUPPORT FOR A PANEL Victor R. Gallo, Jr., New Rochelle, N.Y.

Application March 15, 1957, Serial No. 646,432

1 Claim. (Cl. 248-28) This invention relates to a support for mounting a panel on a wall of a room. The invention more particularly is directed to a support for a panel such as a wallboard `or blackboard adapted for use by children in classrooms.

It has been the practice to mount blackboards as permanent panels of the walls of classrooms which has the disadvantage that the blackboards cannot be readily replaced and must be disposed at a convenient height for convenient use by the children of a particular class or age.

The present invention has in view to provide a support for a blackboard and the like which permits of the convenient removal and replacement thereof or for reversing the sides thereof `and which is adjustable for varying the height of the blackboard `above the floor.

Another object of the invention is to provide a support of said character including frame parts which are vertically adjustable for varying the Vertical spacing thereof for accommodating panels of different heights.

The invention further comprehends a support composed of upper and lower frame parts which are slidable in channels for varying the position of the blackboard so that the same may be conveniently used by children of different age groups.

Still another object of the invention is the provision of a support constituting a frame for the blackboard and which provides a closure for the end of a chalk trough.

Still another object of the invention is the provision of resilient means for retaining the panel in position in the support which permitsV of the convenient removal thereof without altering the support.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, reference is now made `to the following specification and accompanying drawings in which the preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated.

In the drawings:

IFig. 1 is a front view of a wall support for a panel constructed in accordance with the invention and illustrating the support partly broken away and the panel removed.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken approximately on line 2-2 of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a Vertical sectional view taken approximately on line 3--3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a similar view showing a modified form of support for holding two panels.

Referring to Figs. l to 3 inclusive of the drawings, a panel such as `a blackboard, wallboard or the like is supported between upper and lower horizontally disposed frame members 11 and 12 which are releasably secured to upright side members 13 and 14. The side members 13 and 14 are affixed to transversely extending brackets 15 attached to a wall of a room by means of screws 16 or equivalent fastening means.

The upper frame member 11 includes a depending front flange 17 and a rear plate 18 connected together at the top thereof by a web 19 to provide a recess therebetween for receiving the upper edge portion of the panel. Slides 20 are connected with the rear plate 18 adjacent the ends thereof lby means of screws 21 which permits of the convenient release of the slides for varying the elevation of the frame member 11.

The lower frame member 12 similarly includes a rear plate 24 and formed as a part thereof is an outwardly projecting longitudinally extending chalk `and eraser trough 25 having upstanding front and rear flanges 26 and 27. The rear flange 27 is spaced from therear plate 24 to provide a recess for receiving the lower longitudinal edge portion of the panel 10 in supported relation on the frame member 12. Slides 28 similar to the slides 20 are releasably secured to the rear plate 24 adjacent the ends thereof by screws 29 or equivalent fastening means to permit of the release of the slide 28 for adjusting the elevation of the lower frame member 12. Y

The side members 13 and 14 are located at the rear of the frame members 11 and 12 and are respectively formed with a vertically disposed channel 31 opening through a vertical slot 32 in the forward wall thereof between the inturned side flanges 33 and 34. The slides 20 and 28 of the frame members 11 and 12 are slideable in the channels 31 for varying the elevation of the panel 10 above the door and for varying the vertical spacing of the frame members 11 and 12 for accommodating panels of diiferent heights. The screws 21 and 29 eX- tend through the slots 32 into engagement with the slides 20 and 28 respectively to dispose the slides at the rear of the inturned flanges 33 and 34 against which the slides are tightened by the screws for retaining the frame 11 and 12 in set position on the side members 13 and 14. The channels 31 open through the upper and lower ends of the side members 13 and 14 to permit of the convenient insertion and removal of the slides 20 and 28.

The brackets 15 are arranged in vertically spaced relation at the rear of the side members 13 and 14 and to which the side members are axed by means of bolts 36 or equivalent fastening means.

The trough 25 is connected with the rear panel 24 by means of yan angulated portion 37 on which the panel 10 seats to tighten the same against the upstanding flange 27. The upper edge portion of the panel is tightened against the front flange 17 by means of a at spring 38 formed as a part of a metal member 39 underlying the heads of the screws 21 and tensioned against the rear of the panel. The panel is provided with a border frame 40 which reinforces the periphery thereof and provides means by which the same may be firmly arranged in the upper and lower frame members 11 and 12.

A support may also be provided for a plurality of panels 50 `and 51 arranged in vertically spaced relation as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings. In this embodiment Aof the invention, upper and lower frame members 52 and 53 are provided whidh are similar to the frame members 11 and 12 in the previous form of the invention. The upper member 52 similarly includes a depending front ange 54 and a rear panel 55 to which slides 56 are releasably secured iby means of screws 57. The lower frame member 53 similarly includes a rear panel 58 and extending outwardly therefrom is a chalk and eraser trough 59 .having upstanding flanges 60 and 61. The rear panel 58 is provided with slides 62 adjustably secured thereto lby means of screws 63. Between tlhe upper and lower frame members 52 and 53 ris an intermediate frame member 65 having upstanding and depending front anges 66 and 67 axed to a rear plate 68 having slides 69 simil-ar to the slides S6 and 62 which are releasably secured thereto by means of screws 70.

The upper panel 50 is supported between the ntermediate frame member 65 and the upper frame member 52, while the lower frame panel 51 is supported Vof bolts 76 or equivalent fastening means and the brackets are aihxed to a wall of a roomV by means of screws 77. A spring 78 formed as part of a metal member 79 similar to the metal member 39 in the previous form of the invention is tensioned against the rear of the panel S1 at the upper end thereof and resiliently maintains the same in engagement with the depending front flange 67. The metal member 79 is aixed to the rear rplate 68 by means of screws 80.

The side members: 13 and 14 are each provided witlh side plates 81 which enclose the sides of the panel 10 and extend forwardly to close the ends of the trough 25. The side members 72 and 73 are each provided with side plates 82 which enclose the sides of the panels 50 and 51 and extend forwardly to close the ends of the trough 59.

While the preferred form of the invention has been shown and described herein, it is to be understood that the invention is not so limited but shall cover and include any and all modiiications of the invention which fall within the purview thereof.

What is claimed is:

In a support for mounting a panel on a wall of a room, spaced upper and lower laterally extending frame members, said upper frame member having a rear wall, a depending forward rim and a top wall connecting said rim with said rear Wall and said lower frame member having a rear wall disposed in alignment with the rear wall of the upper frame member land having an upstanding forwardly disposed rim and a bottom wall extending downwardly and outwardly in angular relation connecting said rear wall rwith the bottom of said upstanding rim to thereby provide confronting recesses in said upper and lower frame members, a panel arranged with its top and -bottom edge portions disposed in said recesses in abutting relation with said depending and upstanding rims and supported along its bottom edge on said downwardly directed angularly related bottom wall of said lower frame member in tightened engagement with said upstanding rim, laterally spaced upwardly extending hollow members each having a longitudinally extending channel, said hollow 4members having slots in the forward walls thereof, upper and lower slides slideably arranged in the channels of said hollow members, means extending through said slots connecting said upper slides to said upper frame member and said lower slides to said lower frame member for movement of said slides longitudinally of said ihollow members and adjustment of said frame members longitudinally of said hollow members for varying the vertical spacing thereof, and spring means carried by said upper slides tensioning the upper edge portion of said panel against said depending rim.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,790,549 Masters Jan. 27, 1931 2,268,237 Beegle Dec. 30, 1941 2,598,531 Garrett May 27, 1952 2,744,714 Parke May 8, 1956 

